Hypoglycemia Treatment

It is important while on medication for diabetes not to miss meals as this can then lead to your blood sugar dropping too low which is called hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is dangerous because if the fall in your sugar is not stopped you will become unconcious.

Hypoglycemia Symptoms are:

Feeling cloudy headed, sweating, drowsiness, hunger, trembling, tingling, dizziness, anxiety, palpitations, and confusion.

Hypoglycemia Treatment:

Take 15 g of glucose tablets, or 3 teaspoons of table sugar, or 6 Lifesavers, or 1 tablespoon of honey, wait 15 minutes and then repeat if your blood sugar reading is still low. Do not miss your next routine meal. Visit your doctor with home glucose readings to have your medication adjusted.

If you have ever reached the point of coma or have frequent low blood sugars, ask your doctor for Glucagon to keep at home. This is an injection the opposite of insulin given by anyone you live with if you are found unconcious.

Hypoglycemia can happen in non-diabetics too but not as severe. The symptoms are usually fuzzy headedness and irritability which go away with snacking. The cure for this type of mild low blood sugar is to eat nonrefined carbohydrates which take longer to digest, eat frequent small meals, and add protein to each meal.

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